The deal continues Gibson’s long association with Lionsgate, where he made his two most recent films: the Oscar-nominated war movie Hacksaw Ridge and the thriller Flight Risk, starring Mark Wahlberg and released earlier this year. The studio is also the distributor for the Icon library, including The Passion of the Christ.

Mel Gibson's 'The Resurrection of the Christ,' the follow-up to 'The Passion of the Christ,' will be released domestically by Lionsgate.

Mel Gibson has found a partner in Lionsgate for The Resurrection of the Christ, the follow-up to the 2004 hit The Passion of the Christ.